| Locality type: | Pit |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Rutile |
| Formula: | TiO2 |
| Comments: | Occurs as small, lustrous crystals in Buckwheat Dolomite cavities. Originally mistaken for, and listed as, millerite. |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Dolomite | 5 |
| Pyrite | 3 |
| Monazite-(Ce) | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Rutile data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 38437 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:38437:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Rutile |
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| 0.2km (0.1 miles) | ⓘBuckwheat dump mineral collecting site, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘFurnace Quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 2.7km (1.7 miles) | ⓘFranklin Quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 3.8km (2.3 miles) | ⓘSterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 3.9km (2.4 miles) | ⓘPassaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 4.0km (2.5 miles) | ⓘFill Quarry, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 4.9km (3.0 miles) | ⓘWindsor Quarry (Winsor Quarry), Edison-Bodnar Quarries, Rudeville, Hardyston Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 8.5km (5.3 miles) | ⓘMcAfee Quarry, McAfee, Vernon Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 10.4km (6.5 miles) | ⓘLime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 18.8km (11.7 miles) | ⓘMase Mountain, Tierneys Corner, Jefferson Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA |
| References |
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Peters, Thomas A., Koestler, Robert, Peters, Joseph J., Grube, Christian H. (1983) Minerals of the Buckwheat Dolomite, Franklin, New Jersey, in May - June 1983. The Mineralogical Record, 14 (3) 183-194 |
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Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA